00:00Even before the tragic landslide that left scores of waste workers dead or missing, the Binaliw landfill was mired in controversies.
00:10The landfill's operator, Prime Integrated Waste Solutions, has received several complaints in the past for its alleged legal quarrying and violation of environmental laws.
00:19A 2024 Commission on Audit report released in July 2025 revealed that the landfill had inadequate drainage and stormwater management, as well as an infestation of flies and rats, foul odor, and a potential leak in its waste treatment plant.
00:35The report also found that the city was spending more than 400 million pesos in tipping fees to dispose of the trash and the landfill.
00:43State auditors attribute the significant costs to the city's poor implementation of waste segregation policies across barangays.
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